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Mill Bay Wastewater Infrastructure Project Area — Zoom Details

Mill Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Engineering, Region, Vancouver Island, Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Water and Wastewater Facilities, Water ResourcesBy Andrea de Vries June 18, 2024

Upgrading and improving Mill Bay’s wastewater treatment accommodated future growth and minimized system complexity.

Moving Bed Biological Reactor (MBBR) tanks in action at Anacla. — Zoom Details

Anacla Community Wastewater Treatment System

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Vancouver Island, Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Water and Wastewater FacilitiesBy Andrea de Vries June 4, 2024

Huu-ay-aht First Nations required a new wastewater management system for the expansion of the Anacla community.

Installation of new concrete pad for mechanical seismic valve, used to isolate cell 1 and cell 2 in an earthquake scenario. — Zoom Details

Walfred Road Reservoir Valve Upgrade

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Municipal Underground Infrastructure & Roadways, Region, Reservoirs, Vancouver Island, Water and Wastewater Facilities, Water ResourcesBy Andrea de Vries May 9, 2024

McElhanney provided design and construction services to provide reservoir valve upgrades at Walfred Reservoir.

Engineered drawings showing an aerial view of the reservoirs and pump station at Eagle Heights. — Zoom Details

Eagle Heights Reservoir Replacement

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Engineering, Geotechnical, Reservoirs, Structural, Vancouver Island, Water and Wastewater FacilitiesBy Andrea de Vries May 6, 2024

The City of Duncan’s reservoir replacement had to store twice the amount of water on a parcel the size of a basketball court. Could our design deliver?

A black and white structural engineered drawing — Zoom Details

Fortune Creek Reservoirs

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Engineering, Northern, Interior, Central BC, Reservoirs, Structural, Surveying, Water and Wastewater FacilitiesBy Andrea de Vries May 2, 2024

To address an existing water storage deficiency, the City of Armstrong requested a design for concrete potable water reservoirs.

A narrow, single-story concrete structure is in the centre of the photo. The side of a house is visible on the right, a few metres away from the concrete structure. To the left of the concrete structure is a narrow laneway that is bordered immediately by a fence line and trees. — Zoom Details

Wakefield Lift Station Replacement

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Engineering, Geotechnical, Legal and Engineering Surveys, Lower Mainland, Municipal Underground Infrastructure & Roadways, Pumping Stations, Surveying, Water and Wastewater FacilitiesBy Andrea de Vries May 2, 2024

McElhanney led a team of civil, process mechanical, structural, geotechnical, and electrical disciplines in the Wakefield lift station replacement.

A black and white engineering drawing of a campsites situated on a looping road. Two orange-shaded, concentric circles surrounded the structures in the drawing. — Zoom Details

Crandell Mountain Campground FireSmart Strategy and Updates

Alberta, Cities & Communities, Construction Management, Engineering, Environmental, Environmental Assessment, Interest Holder Engagement & Communications, Landscape Architecture, Municipal Underground Infrastructure & Roadways, Parks, Recreation, Sustainable Landscapes, Tourism, Trails, Transportation, Water and Wastewater Facilities, Water ResourcesBy Andrea de Vries February 22, 2024

After it was destroyed by wildfire in 2017, McElhanney was engaged to deliver a FireSmart strategy for Crandell Mountain Campground.

Peace River biosolids cells before rehabilitation — Zoom Details

Peace River Biosolids Facility Rehabilitation

Alberta, Cities & Communities, Construction Management, Construction Surveys, Drones & Robotics, Engineering, Environmental, GIS & Remote Sensing, Mitigation, Compensation, & Restoration, Regulatory Approvals & Agency Liaison, Surveying, Wastewater Treatment FacilitiesBy Andrea de Vries July 20, 2023

McElhanney’s rehabilitation of the original cells allowed for years of future operations and provided efficient leachate process management.

White Rock Arsenic and Manganese Water Treatment Project — Zoom Details

White Rock Water Treatment Plant

British Columbia, Cities & Communities, Water and Wastewater Facilities, Water Resources, Water Treatment FacilitiesBy Jenn Kuhn March 16, 2021

McElhanney supported all aspects of project execution and commissioning for the City of White Rock’s water treatment plant.

Fortress Mountain Resort Water Treatment / Sewer System Renovations

Alberta, Cities & Communities, Water and Wastewater Facilities, Water Treatment FacilitiesBy Jenn Kuhn March 16, 2021

In 2015, McElhanney assisted with improvements on the existing water infrastrucrure at Fortress Mountain to meet new permitting requirements.

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